GLAAD - Molly Shannonhttp://www.glaad.org/tags/molly-shannon
enThe GLAAD Wrap: 'It Got Better' Season 2; Adam Lambert's "Ghost Town;" 'Bold and the Beautiful' casting news and more!http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-it-got-better-season-2-adam-lamberts-ghost-town-bold-and-beautiful-casting-news-and
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-0-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img width="992" height="558" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/images/2015-04/rosie.jpg?itok=Kw37y6jX" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.</p>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-medium" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2278542%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="165" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/2015-04/miles.jpg?itok=jNM8F6d9" style="float: right; width: 220px; height: 165px;" width="220">1) </strong>Molly Shannon and Paul Reiser have joined the cast of <a href="http://www.thewrap.com/molly-shannon-paul-reiser-set-for-coming-of-age-dramedy-miles/">coming-of-age dramedy film <em>Miles</em></a>, alongside newcomer Tim Boardman. <em>Miles</em> tells the story of a young gay man who, desperate to get out of small-town Illinois, joins the girls&#39; volleyball team in an attempt to win a scholarship.</p>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-medium" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2278544%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="183" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/2015-04/itgotbetter.png?itok=52OHw11X" style="float: left; width: 220px; height: 183px;" width="220">2) </strong><a href="http://www.itgetsbetter.org/" target="_blank">The It Gets Better Project</a> and LStudio brings a second season of docu-series <em>It Got Better</em>, which features LGBT celebrities talking about how their lives improved as they grew and felt more comfortable in their skin. The second season will feature six stories from notable public figures, including out actors Rosie O&#39;Donnell and Portia de Rossi as well as trans advocate and host of MSNBC&#39;s <em>So Popular! </em>Janet Mock. The first episode features Rosie O&#39;Donnell and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDWb47yyGZw">is available on LStudio&#39;s Youtube page now</a>. Check out the Season 2 trailer below.<br></p>
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<p><strong><img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-medium" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2278545%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="129" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/2015-04/lea-delaria.jpg?itok=xc6GrGnD" style="float: left;" width="220">3) </strong>Out actor Lea Delaria, known for her role as &quot;Big Boo&quot; on <em>Orange Is The New Black</em>, <a href="http://deadline.com/2015/04/lea-delaria-orange-is-the-new-black-promoted-regular-1201417764/">has been promoted</a> to series regular for the series&#39; fourth season. Delaria has been on the show since the first season as recurring character &quot;Big Boo,&quot; an out inmate who struggles with anxiety and whose reason for incarceration is unknown. Season 3 of <em>Orange Is The New Black </em>premieres on June 12.&nbsp; Also on Netflix, Ellen DeGeneres has teamed up with Warner Bros. TV Group to executive-produce 13 episodes of <a href="http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/green-eggs-tv-show-netflix-1201462572/"><em>Green Eggs and Ham</em></a>, an animated adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic.</p>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-medium" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2278546%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/2015-04/sts.jpg?itok=7LiStrmS" style="float: right;" width="147">4) </strong>Scott Turner Schofield, trans actor, speaker and author, <a href="http://tvline.com/2015/04/28/bold-and-beautiful-transgender-mentor-scott-turner-schofield-cast/">joins the cast of CBS&#39; long-running soap</a> <em>The Bold and the Beautiful</em>. Schofield makes his TV acting debut as Nick, the best friend of Maya Avant. Last month, Maya disclosed that <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/cbs-bold-and-beautiful-introduces-new-transgender-storyline">she is transgender</a> and Nick comes at a time when she is in need of support. With Nick&#39;s help, Maya can &quot;stand strong in who she is and how she made the right choices for herself.&quot; Schofield will appear in at least 6 episodes of <em>The Bold and the Beautiful</em>, starting from May 8 on CBS.</p>
<p><strong>5) </strong>Pop singer Adam Lambert has released the music video for his latest single &quot;Ghost Town.&quot; The track comes off of Lambert&#39;s much-anticipated third album <em>The Original High</em>. <em>The Original High</em> will be released on June 16, and is currently <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/original-high-deluxe-version/id984746724" target="_blank">available for pre-order on iTunes</a>. Check out the &quot;Ghost Town&quot; video below:<br></p>
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<p><strong><img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-medium" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2278548%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="138" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/2015-04/vicci-martinez.jpg?itok=BMsakfQg" style="float: left;" width="220">6) </strong>Vicci Martinez, the out performer who rose to prominence on NBC&#39;s <em>The Voice</em>, has released her new EP <em>I Am. </em>The four-song record is Martinez&#39;s first since she released <em>Vicci</em> with Universal Republic Records after being a finalist on <em>The Voice</em>. The album is now <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/vicci-martinez/id78821820#fullText">available on iTunes</a>.</p>
<p><strong><img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-medium" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2278576%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_medium%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/images/2015-05/Lion-King-Playbill-06-14.jpg?itok=-0AGkqPg" style="float: right;" width="141">7)</strong> As part of their second annual #PlaybillPride initiative, <a href="http://www.playbill.com/news/article/family-day-out-event-welcomes-lgbt-families-and-allies-to-aladdin-and-lion-king-on-broadway-348104">Playbill is partnering with Disney Theatrical Productions and Family Equality Council for Family Day OUT on June 13</a>. LGBT families, friends and allies are invited to attend special performances of Disney&#39;s <em>The Lion King</em> and <em>Aladdin</em> on Broadway, meet cast members and participate in hands-on learning activities hosted by Disney Teaching Artists. &quot;We at Disney Theatrical are proud to have stood for diversity and inclusion since we started producing on Broadway more than 20 years ago and this event is a perfect opportunity to support that,&quot; said Thomas Schumacher, President and Producer Disney Theatrical Productions.</p>
<p><b>8)</b> <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-committee-public-television-campaign">Documentary short <em>The Committee</em></a> is raising funds in order to broadcast the film on public television. <em>The Committee</em> delves into the 1960s investigation of students and professors at state universities in Florida who were suspected of being gay. More than 200 students and faculty were expelled or fired, and few have spoken about it. <em>The Committee</em> tells the story of two who were willing to share their experiences. Funds raised will go towards bringing the film up to broadcast specifications. <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-committee-public-television-campaign">Learn more about the project on its IndieGogo page.</a></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">May 1, 2015</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/entertainment">Entertainment</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/music">Music</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/film">Film</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/television">Television</a></li>
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<div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/rosie-odonnell">Rosie O&#039;Donnell</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/portia-de-rossi">Portia de Rossi</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/janet-mock">Janet Mock</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/vicci-martinez">Vicci Martinez</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/orange-new-black">Orange is the New Black</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/molly-shannon">Molly Shannon</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/bold-and-beautiful">The Bold and the Beautiful</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/adam-lambert">Adam Lambert</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/playbill">Playbill</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/disney">Disney</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/broadway">Broadway</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/glaad-wrap">The GLAAD Wrap</a></li>
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Thu, 30 Apr 2015 19:43:30 +0000mariahyamamoto83518 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-it-got-better-season-2-adam-lamberts-ghost-town-bold-and-beautiful-casting-news-and#commentsOrange County Youth Speak Out to Support Seth's Law Against LGBT Bullyinghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/orange-county-youth-speak-out-support-seths-law-against-lgbt-bullying
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>On July 1, <a href="http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/07/02/california-anti-bullying-measure-named-for-gay-teen-goes-into-effect/">Seth’s Law (AB9) and AB1156 became a reality</a> and California schools are now required to enact anti-bullying policies. The law enacts a timeline that school officials must follow when investigating student claims of bullying and allows students to request district transfers when appropriate and timely changes are not made. Some young adults in Orange County are making sure that teens feel empowered to cite these laws if they experience bullying or discrimination. And they have some famous friends helping them including Betty DeGeneres, Ellen’s mom.</p>
<p><a href="http://iknowschoollaws.com/">The young adults created a PSA</a> featuring young adults from Orange County and Betty DeGeneres to educate students on Seth’s Law.</p>
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<p>On April 3, 2012, Kearian Giertz , then a senior at Fullerton Union High in Fullerton California, was a contestant in the school’s annual “Mr. Fullerton Pageant”. During the pageant’s interview portion, he was asked, “Where do you see yourself in 10 years?” Kearian responded to this question by discussing the awards that he hopes to win someday and then added that he hoped in ten years marriage equality would be legal so he could marry the man of his dreams. As he was speaking, a school administrator attempted to have the sound cut from his microphone. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/05/kearian-giertz-california-teen-gay-marriage-pageant-disqualified_n_1405843.html">When Kearian left the stage, the administrator approached him, asked why he would say that, and disqualified him from the competition.</a></p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="150" id="2" style="margin: 5px; float: left; width: 200px; height: 150px;;;;;;;;;" width="200" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/writing%20party.jpg?itok=Y3yBHCQf" alt="" />Immediately after the incident took place, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/05/kearian-giertz-california-teen-gay-marriage-pageant-disqualified_n_1405843.html">Kearian’s classmates, Blake Danford and Katy Hall started a letter writing campaign, evoking the question "Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"</a> and added their vision of what is needed to create safe and supportive schools. The story went viral and Kearian, Blake and Katy found themselves all over the news speaking out about the bullying that they had faced in school.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thecenteroc.org/10years.pdf">You can read their letter here.</a> YETA letters have been signed by Betty DeGeneres, Molly Shannon, Perez Hilton, Dianna Agron, Tabatha Coffey, Jennifer Tyrrell, and more.</p>
<p>When the youth services director from Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center of Orange County (The Center OC) contacted Kearian, Blake and Katy about how they might help support their campaign, they teamed up with Justin McCoy and <a href="http://yetaoc.moonfruit.com/">Youth Empowered to Act</a> (YETA). The Center OC’s YETA, a group of LGBTQ youth leaders between the ages of 14-24, focus on social change through leadership development, community organizing, advocacy and advocacy.</p>
<p>The letter that Kearian, Blake and Katy started became the foundation for YETA’s comprehensive student led program to inform students, faculty and administrators about California’s school laws, provide support and advocacy for students, and create safe schools in Orange County and beyond.<a href="http://yetaoc.moonfruit.com/"> The YETA Campaign offers school principals the opportunity to improve school climates</a> by engaging students and staff in learning about bullying, school laws, and available resources. The YETA youth will use school safety surveys, anti-bully pledges, “I Know School Laws” information cards, a “bully hotline” and educational workshops to increase awareness and decrease bullying and discrimination.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="300" id="2" style="margin: 5px; float: right; width: 300px; height: 300px;;;;;;;;;" width="300" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/YETA%20Letter%20Signing.jpeg?itok=4q4MkzG8" alt="" />YETA youth have now attended and spoke about their campaign at the <a href="http://glaad.org/mediaawards">GLAAD Media Awards</a> in Los Angeles. The connections they made landed them a trip to the GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco. The youth recently received an award for Harvey Milk Day from the City of Santa Ana and hosted local Congresswoman, Loretta Sanchez, last week to discuss bullying. In May, YETA youth met with Wendy Walsh, the mom of Seth Walsh, the young boy who died by suicide after years of being bullied for being gay. Wendy has been a driving force behind the new anti-bullying laws in California schools, AB9 (Seth’s Law) and AB1156.</p>
<p>Additionally, stories from youth involved in YETA are being published all this week on <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katelyn-hall/lgbt-youth-bullying_b_1660026.html">Huffington Post Gay Voices and Youth Voices</a>. These posts written by YETA young adults recount why these laws are important to them. They tell heartbreaking stories of bullying and hopeful stories of organizing to make a difference. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katelyn-hall/lgbt-youth-bullying_b_1660026.html">Read Katy Hall's full post</a>. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/blake-danford/from-bullied-gay-teen-to-anti-bullying-activist_b_1662490.html">Read Blake Danford's full post</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/justin-mccoy/california-anti-bullying-laws_b_1665165.html">Read Justin McCoy's full post</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-andrade-pimienta/5-tips-for-bullied-lgbtq-youth_b_1668645.html">Read David Andrade Pimienta's full post</a>. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brennan-hicks/what-i-wish-i-could-say-to-my-younger-still-closeted-self_b_1672018.html">Read Brennan Hick's full post</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-beaver/from-losing-my-first-boyfriend-to-homophobia_b_1672557.html">Read Scott Beaver's full post</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-ortuno/queer-and-undocumented_b_1672626.html">Read Tony Ortuno's full post</a>. </p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="283" id="2" style="margin: 5px; float: left; width: 425px; height: 283px;;;;;;;;;" width="425" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/YETA%20and%20Diana%20Agron.jpeg?itok=2vhpV78O" alt="" />“After the GLAAD media awards in Los Angeles, where we were given the opportunity to present our campaign, a little girl who couldn’t have been any older that eleven or twelve walked up to me with tears in her eyes,” Blake Danford recalls in his essay. “‘Thank you for everything you all have done for people like me... Thank you so much’ she managed to say. She took another step toward me and put her arms out, asking for a hug. I pulled her into my arms, with tears welling up in my eyes. At that moment, I realized we really were something to be proud of.”</p>
<p>The Center OC’s Youth Program Director Laura Kanter and the young adults involved in YETA are changing the game for all LGBTQ young people. Check out their stories here and add your voice to support Seth’s Law and other anti-bully laws to make schools safe for all students. For more information about YETA, check out their new website here <a href="http://yetaoc.moonfruit.com/">http://yetaoc.moonfruit.com/</a>.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">July 9, 2012</span></div></div></div>
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<div class="field-label">Issues:&nbsp;</div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/local-and-regional-news">Local and Regional News</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/young-adult">Young Adult</a></li>
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<div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix clearfix">
<div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/kearian-giertz">Kearian Giertz</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/seth-walsh">Seth Walsh</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/seths-law">Seth&#039;s Law</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/gay-and-lesbian-community-services-center-orange-county">Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center of Orange County</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/youth-empowered-act">Youth Empowered to Act</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/betty-degeneres">Betty DeGeneres</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/molly-shannon">Molly Shannon</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/perez-hilton">Perez Hilton</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dianna-agron">Dianna Agron</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/tabatha-coffey">Tabatha Coffey</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/jennifer-tyrrell">Jennifer Tyrrell</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/loretta-sanchez">Loretta Sanchez</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/glaad-media-awards">GLAAD Media Awards</a></li>
</ul>
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Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:00:37 +0000rossmurray58434 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/orange-county-youth-speak-out-support-seths-law-against-lgbt-bullying#comments